The Commanding Officer of the US Naval Ship “USS Somerset”, Captain Darren Glaser called on the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters in Trincomalee today (23).

Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters this morning (23).

The Australian Border Force Commissioner, Mr. Roman Quadvlieg called on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (22).

The US Naval Ship, “USS Somerset” arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on a training visit today (22).

In view of the 66th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy which falls on 09th December 2016, a ceremony to invoke blessings on naval flags, was held at Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura today (21) under the auspices of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne. The President of Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Yamuna Wijegunaratne was also present on this religious event.

Following a visionary concept of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena and as part of the Sri Lanka Navy’s community service programmes carried out under the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, two more Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants installed at Vavuniya Police station and Kokawewa village in Galenbindunuwewa, were declared open for community use yesterday (20).

The Sri Lanka Navy women’s Baseball team emerged champions at the Baseball tournament organized by the Amateur Baseball Association in Bangkok, Thailand during the first week of this month.

Navy Sports Club recorded another comprehensive victory over CH & FC in a first round game of Dialog Rugby League 2016/17 held at Welisara Navy Grounds this evening (20).

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest 11 Indian fishermen along with 2 Indian fishing trawlers, poaching in Sri Lankan waters North West of Delft Island this evening (19).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command arrested a local fisherman who engaged in illegal fishing activities using a monofilament net in the coastal area of Mundampiddi yesterday (18).